Launch H3 / QZS-5
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Tanegashima Space Center, ~30°N, Japan
Japan to launch 04:30 local time the MICHIBIKI No. 7 | Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZS-7) navigation satellite.
Japan to launch 04:30 local time the MICHIBIKI No. 7 | Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZS-7) navigation satellite.
Mars launch window runs Late Oct through Dec 2026 for first Mars mission of JAXA, consisting of sample return probe; to conduct observations of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, collect Phobos sample, return to Earth. https://www.thespacereview.com/article/5230/1
Planned launch of Chandrayaan-5 joint ISRO and JAXA mission to explore permanently shadowed regions near Moon South Pole, landing on elevated ridge of Shackleton Crater ~89.45°S, 222.85°E.
NET 2029 — Japan plans to launch JAXA Astronauts to space this year on indigenous HTV Return Vehicle.